Erebothrix

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Erebothrix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Erebothrix
Warren, 1889
Species:
E. semiusta
Binomial name
Erebothrix semiusta
Warren, 1889

Erebothrix is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Erebothrix semiusta, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Warren in 1889. [1] [2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Erebothrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Erebothrix Warren, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 10, 2020.